Public Address | Cafe | Access: Treatment for itching and shyness https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/ en-us Copyright (c) 2026 Public Address Hilary Stace https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/access-treatment-for-itching-and-shyness/?p=355013#post355013 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/access-treatment-for-itching-and-shyness/?p=355013#post355013 Thu, 28 Jan 2016 15:51:58 +1300 Rosemary McDonald https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/access-treatment-for-itching-and-shyness/?p=354346#post354346 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/access-treatment-for-itching-and-shyness/?p=354346#post354346 It would certainly be in keeping with all the other bitter stories I’ve heard about ACC lately.

You may or may not have seen the document above…

Pages 81 onwards has an in depth analysis of the differences between ACC and MOH for supports etc for those with SCI.

I…

]]> Sun, 10 Jan 2016 11:05:00 +1300 Rosemary McDonald https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/access-treatment-for-itching-and-shyness/?p=354312#post354312 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/access-treatment-for-itching-and-shyness/?p=354312#post354312 Fri, 08 Jan 2016 19:53:30 +1300 Rosemary McDonald https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/access-treatment-for-itching-and-shyness/?p=354309#post354309 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/access-treatment-for-itching-and-shyness/?p=354309#post354309 all the other bitter stories I’ve heard about ACC lately.

....and we have Dame Paula Rebstock to thank for that.

accident disability would be downgraded to the same level of support currently offered for non-accident disability.

Can ACC actually do that without significant changes to the Legislation?

I know that…

]]> Fri, 08 Jan 2016 19:25:08 +1300 Lucy Telfar Barnard https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/access-treatment-for-itching-and-shyness/?p=354308#post354308 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/access-treatment-for-itching-and-shyness/?p=354308#post354308 I agree entirely that non-accident disability should attract the same support as accident disability. At the moment though I would be worried that the result would be the other way round – accident disability would be downgraded to the same level of support currently offered for non-accident disability.

It would…

]]> Fri, 08 Jan 2016 18:39:51 +1300 Sacha https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/access-treatment-for-itching-and-shyness/?p=354306#post354306 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/access-treatment-for-itching-and-shyness/?p=354306#post354306 There is also a brief cross-govt spending table on p12 of this: http://www.parliament.nz/resource/en-nz/48DBSCH_SCR4194_1/cb220d2e3ba25dc33dec0b28b29b30578d110dd5

I have the unpublished in-depth report behind the numbers (somewhere).

]]> Fri, 08 Jan 2016 17:26:56 +1300 Rosemary McDonald https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/access-treatment-for-itching-and-shyness/?p=354305#post354305 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/access-treatment-for-itching-and-shyness/?p=354305#post354305 It doesn’t help that there is no ring-fenced budget for disability or that MOH reporting rolls disability/aged care and health supports together. I don’t think you can find out what is actually spent on disability support and I don’t think that’s accidental.

Somewhere, in the depths of the fetid pit…

]]> Fri, 08 Jan 2016 15:36:42 +1300 Angela Hart https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/access-treatment-for-itching-and-shyness/?p=354301#post354301 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/access-treatment-for-itching-and-shyness/?p=354301#post354301 But that requires a change in bedrock philosophy from no-one with a disability is entitled to any support , which is the Ministry of Health and therefore the Government's core belief, to a philosophy which entitles people to the essential support they need, as with ACC.

Until that philosophy changes,…

]]> Fri, 08 Jan 2016 14:55:49 +1300 Rosemary McDonald https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/access-treatment-for-itching-and-shyness/?p=354294#post354294 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/access-treatment-for-itching-and-shyness/?p=354294#post354294 Or we could use the (inevitable) national conversation about euthanasia to leverage the issue of proper supports onto the table.

Exactly.

Now...???

A list?

1. totally align ACC and MOH disability supports. The work has already been done comparing these for SCI....went largely under the radar. (this is kind of…

]]> Fri, 08 Jan 2016 12:35:59 +1300 Sacha https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/access-treatment-for-itching-and-shyness/?p=354293#post354293 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/access-treatment-for-itching-and-shyness/?p=354293#post354293 Fri, 08 Jan 2016 12:12:30 +1300 Rosemary McDonald https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/access-treatment-for-itching-and-shyness/?p=354292#post354292 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/access-treatment-for-itching-and-shyness/?p=354292#post354292 down a dark path

.....the path to 'voluntary' doctor assisted suicide and euthanasia.

...because we all know that not having a fine functioning brain and a healthy able body are grounds for the blessed relief of the merciful needle. Unbearable suffering of the less than perfect.

I am tempted to…

]]> Fri, 08 Jan 2016 12:04:55 +1300 Joe Wylie https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/access-treatment-for-itching-and-shyness/?p=354289#post354289 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/access-treatment-for-itching-and-shyness/?p=354289#post354289 Here's the sort of behaviour that hateful articles like Farrar's legitimise.

Thank you Sacha, though until I checked the date I did rather hope that was an old news item. The pros and cons of special classes aside, IMHE their alumni tend to keep in touch with one another at…

]]> Fri, 08 Jan 2016 10:17:03 +1300 Sacha https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/access-treatment-for-itching-and-shyness/?p=354288#post354288 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/access-treatment-for-itching-and-shyness/?p=354288#post354288 sort of behaviour that hateful articles like Farrar's legitimise. ]]> Fri, 08 Jan 2016 09:46:34 +1300 Angela Hart https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/access-treatment-for-itching-and-shyness/?p=354287#post354287 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/access-treatment-for-itching-and-shyness/?p=354287#post354287 Perhaps its his way of trying to fit in with the ‘in’ crowd.


Perhaps.
Or perhaps it's a planned and cynical move to manipulate public opinion so that New Zealand can once again follow the YUK down a dark path

http://blacktrianglecampaign.org/2015/11/05/dwp-sanctions-are-incompatible-with-lord-binghams-definition-of-the-rule-of-law-professor-michael-adler/

we are already on the path, but perhaps the…

]]> Fri, 08 Jan 2016 09:26:39 +1300 Rosemary McDonald https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/access-treatment-for-itching-and-shyness/?p=354286#post354286 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/access-treatment-for-itching-and-shyness/?p=354286#post354286 Perhaps its his way of trying to fit in with the 'in' crowd.

Stirring up hate against minorities is a well proven method of boosting one's own popularity...especially if the masses you want to attract are also insecure....but are not quite sure of the source of their insecurities.

Both him…

]]> Fri, 08 Jan 2016 08:38:37 +1300 Hilary Stace https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/access-treatment-for-itching-and-shyness/?p=354285#post354285 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/access-treatment-for-itching-and-shyness/?p=354285#post354285 Thu, 07 Jan 2016 22:11:13 +1300 Rosemary McDonald https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/access-treatment-for-itching-and-shyness/?p=354284#post354284 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/access-treatment-for-itching-and-shyness/?p=354284#post354284 And then he moved on to suggesting the man (who seems to have multiple problems) is a benefit cheat.

Another Sam Kuha perhaps?

The Kaikohe invalid beneficiary went to Winz on September 14 last year to apply for an emergency grant after running out of food and money. He…

]]> Thu, 07 Jan 2016 18:38:48 +1300 Angela Hart https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/access-treatment-for-itching-and-shyness/?p=354282#post354282 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/access-treatment-for-itching-and-shyness/?p=354282#post354282 What a hideous excuse for a human being Farrar is. He knows exactly what he’s doing when he sets up a “how disabled is this guy really?” question in his post. And then he moved on to suggesting the man (who seems to have multiple problems) is a benefit cheat.… ]]> Thu, 07 Jan 2016 15:58:48 +1300 Paul Williams https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/access-treatment-for-itching-and-shyness/?p=354281#post354281 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/access-treatment-for-itching-and-shyness/?p=354281#post354281 Also for those who don’t consider this a real ‘disability’ post, apologies. It does definitely feel disabling at times.

FWIW, I agree as a longtime sufferer and the father of two of three girls who also have mild eczema. Thank you for this post. I’m somewhat surprised to know so…

]]> Thu, 07 Jan 2016 15:53:16 +1300 Russell Brown https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/access-treatment-for-itching-and-shyness/?p=354280#post354280 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/access-treatment-for-itching-and-shyness/?p=354280#post354280 A fresh example of some local attitudes about disability, whipped up by a sewerblogger (donotlink). This is why we can’t have nice things, like respect.

What a hideous excuse for a human being Farrar is. He knows exactly what he's doing when he sets up a "how disabled is this…

]]> Thu, 07 Jan 2016 13:20:49 +1300 James Green https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/access-treatment-for-itching-and-shyness/?p=354279#post354279 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/access-treatment-for-itching-and-shyness/?p=354279#post354279 Aside: Coal tar is still on the WHO list of essential medicines, and is also the original source of the ubiquitous paracetamol.
Kudos to your mum.

]]> Thu, 07 Jan 2016 12:42:38 +1300 Angela Hart https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/access-treatment-for-itching-and-shyness/?p=354272#post354272 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/access-treatment-for-itching-and-shyness/?p=354272#post354272 Thu, 07 Jan 2016 10:30:59 +1300 Hilary Stace https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/access-treatment-for-itching-and-shyness/?p=354271#post354271 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/access-treatment-for-itching-and-shyness/?p=354271#post354271 Thu, 07 Jan 2016 10:29:24 +1300 Sacha https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/access-treatment-for-itching-and-shyness/?p=354270#post354270 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/access-treatment-for-itching-and-shyness/?p=354270#post354270 Aren't there laws against inciting hate speech?

Nothing that would cover this. However he has signed up to the OMSA, which offers a complaint mechanism. Worth a crack.

]]> Thu, 07 Jan 2016 09:15:59 +1300 Rosemary McDonald https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/access-treatment-for-itching-and-shyness/?p=354265#post354265 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/access-treatment-for-itching-and-shyness/?p=354265#post354265 What horrible people.

This has been preying on my mind all day.

I believe Farrar has crossed a line.

Aren't there laws against inciting hate speech?

]]> Wed, 06 Jan 2016 21:46:19 +1300 Joe Wylie https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/access-treatment-for-itching-and-shyness/?p=354264#post354264 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/access-treatment-for-itching-and-shyness/?p=354264#post354264 What horrible people. How do people grow up to be adults with so little empathy and understanding?

David Farrar’s supposed to be above that sort of thing, right? According to Andrew Geddis, Dirty Politics, by portraying Kiwiblog “[[http://pundit.co.nz/content/in-defence-of-kiwiblog|as the “good cop” to Slater’s “bad cop” does his blog and him…

]]> Wed, 06 Jan 2016 20:56:27 +1300 Hilary Stace https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/access-treatment-for-itching-and-shyness/?p=354263#post354263 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/access-treatment-for-itching-and-shyness/?p=354263#post354263 Wed, 06 Jan 2016 20:19:29 +1300 Rosemary McDonald https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/access-treatment-for-itching-and-shyness/?p=354260#post354260 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/access-treatment-for-itching-and-shyness/?p=354260#post354260 sewerblogger

It stings! The disinfectant required to clean the eyes...

Wait awhile and Garrett will proffer his own particular veiwpoint

]]> Wed, 06 Jan 2016 13:00:34 +1300 Sacha https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/access-treatment-for-itching-and-shyness/?p=354259#post354259 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/access-treatment-for-itching-and-shyness/?p=354259#post354259 donotlink). This is why we can't have nice things, like respect. ]]> Wed, 06 Jan 2016 12:36:01 +1300 WaterDragon https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/access-treatment-for-itching-and-shyness/?p=354254#post354254 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/access-treatment-for-itching-and-shyness/?p=354254#post354254 Tue, 05 Jan 2016 13:43:00 +1300 Hilary Stace https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/access-treatment-for-itching-and-shyness/?p=354236#post354236 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/access-treatment-for-itching-and-shyness/?p=354236#post354236 Mon, 04 Jan 2016 15:06:32 +1300 Rosemary McDonald https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/access-treatment-for-itching-and-shyness/?p=354235#post354235 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/access-treatment-for-itching-and-shyness/?p=354235#post354235 My psoriasis...

Yep, did yours develop in your early teens? Just when appearances begin to become important to even the most unselfconcious?

Daughter inherited this blight from her father...who tended to get patches in places normally covered. Not so his daughter. Got so bad that her paternal nana suggested I…

]]> Mon, 04 Jan 2016 13:55:38 +1300 Raymond A Francis https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/access-treatment-for-itching-and-shyness/?p=354233#post354233 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/access-treatment-for-itching-and-shyness/?p=354233#post354233 Hilary, your mother was a wise lady but I doubt if you needed me to tell you that!
The braveness pills were pure genius, wish I had had them as a child

]]> Mon, 04 Jan 2016 13:16:10 +1300 Hilary Stace https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/access-treatment-for-itching-and-shyness/?p=354232#post354232 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/access-treatment-for-itching-and-shyness/?p=354232#post354232 Yes I wonder if I am allergic to Wellington. I think it might be that motels etc have less dust and minimal gardens than here.
Phenergan is not good when you need an active brain. Takes lots of coffee in the morning to function.

I have heard a bit about…

]]> Mon, 04 Jan 2016 13:10:13 +1300 BenWilson https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/access-treatment-for-itching-and-shyness/?p=354231#post354231 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/access-treatment-for-itching-and-shyness/?p=354231#post354231 Dog hair on clothing, a chair on which a cat recently sat, grass on a windy day or dust anywhere, are all problematic for me. Then there is nothing sharp enough to relieve the burning itch. Or enough pressure from fists rubbing eyes.

Yup, scratching and rubbing never help. But…

]]> Mon, 04 Jan 2016 12:51:11 +1300 BenWilson https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/access-treatment-for-itching-and-shyness/?p=354228#post354228 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/access-treatment-for-itching-and-shyness/?p=354228#post354228 Mon, 04 Jan 2016 12:39:59 +1300 Hilary Stace https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/access-treatment-for-itching-and-shyness/?p=354227#post354227 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/access-treatment-for-itching-and-shyness/?p=354227#post354227 Mon, 04 Jan 2016 12:24:31 +1300 Jason L https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/access-treatment-for-itching-and-shyness/?p=354226#post354226 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/access-treatment-for-itching-and-shyness/?p=354226#post354226 This has brought lots of memories flooding back.

From early teens till my 30s was when I suffered the most. Looking back, it was probably hard for my mother. She tried all sorts of remedies and diets (hard to cook special food when you're poor and there are 4 other…

]]> Mon, 04 Jan 2016 12:14:32 +1300 BenWilson https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/access-treatment-for-itching-and-shyness/?p=354225#post354225 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/access-treatment-for-itching-and-shyness/?p=354225#post354225 Aye, it's a curse all right. Mine's so bad I am treated via the hospital system, and have been on strong immunosuppressants over the years.

It's a problematic condition because it has multiple causes and treatments, all used overlappingly. I've had a particularly severe flare in the last week due…

]]> Mon, 04 Jan 2016 12:09:44 +1300 Sacha https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/access-treatment-for-itching-and-shyness/?p=354224#post354224 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/access-treatment-for-itching-and-shyness/?p=354224#post354224 It does definitely feel disabling at times.

Ta, Hilary. My psoriasis may not have threatened my physical wellbeing much, but it sure affected how other people responded to me. Sure hasn't helped my romantic prospects either.

Some years ago, Stats NZ justified refusing to release the main Census disability question…

]]> Mon, 04 Jan 2016 12:09:09 +1300 Hilary Stace https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/access-treatment-for-itching-and-shyness/?p=354223#post354223 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/access-treatment-for-itching-and-shyness/?p=354223#post354223 Mon, 04 Jan 2016 11:51:57 +1300 Abbie https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/access-treatment-for-itching-and-shyness/?p=354222#post354222 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/access-treatment-for-itching-and-shyness/?p=354222#post354222 Mon, 04 Jan 2016 11:31:12 +1300 Angela Hart https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/access-treatment-for-itching-and-shyness/?p=354220#post354220 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/access-treatment-for-itching-and-shyness/?p=354220#post354220 Happy New Year Hilary! I listened to this radio New Zealand piece yesterday, and it makes an interesting connection with your post, regarding treatments for shyness

http://www.radionz.co.nz/national/programmes/the-weekend/audio/201784705/what-is-a-disease

]]> Mon, 04 Jan 2016 11:23:19 +1300 Public Address https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/access-treatment-for-itching-and-shyness/?p=354219#post354219 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/access-treatment-for-itching-and-shyness/?p=354219#post354219 Discussion from blog post.

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